Thomas tennent



(No Model.)

T.'T'ENN'ENT. VELOGIPBDE SKATE.

Patented Feb. 23, 1886.

W Mum/J e 11venbof.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS TENNENT, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH B. HAGGIN, OF SAME PLACE.

VELOClPEDE-SKATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,600, dated February 23, 1886; Application filed Aplil 30, 1885. S 1i i] No. 16-1321. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS TENNENT, a resident of San Francisco, State of California, have invented a novel and useful Velocipede- Skate; and I hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a novel means for to taking exercise and pleasure or pursuing business on a pair of small velocipedes having two metallic or wood wheels on an axle and a small guide-wheel, attached to the feet like skates, and operated similarly over an 1 ordinary road.

The following description fully explains the nature of my said invention and the manner in which I proceed to construct, apply, and use the same, the accompanying drawings be ing referred to by figures and letters.

Figure 1 represents an enlarged section of the wheel, showing the hub and part of the strap supporting the skate. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the skate. Fig. 3 is a plan 2 5 view of the same. Fig. 4 represents an end elevation as seen from the rear of the same. Fig. 5 representsaside elevation of the wheel, showing the lubricating-groove. Fig. 6 represents a section of thesame, showing the 0 construction of the wheel.

In Fig. 1,i is the steel axle;j, hubs; k, dustshield; Z, nut on axle; m, spokes passing alternately through rim or felly and countersunk, and the threaded ends screwed into the hub;

5 n, felly, and 0 rubber band in groove of felly.

' In Fig. 2, a is the foot-plate; 0, drivingwheel; (1, small guide-wheel 5 e, rubber buffer f, metallic casing on driving-wheels; g, adjustable socket for toe; h, adjustable heel-piece,

0 and q attaching-strap.

In Fig. 3, a is the foot-plate; 0, drivingwheel in casing; 9, adjustable socket for toe; 7:, adjustable heel-piece, arid p braces from under side of foot-plate to wheel-casing.

5 In Fig. 4, b is the metallicstrap supporting skate; e, rubber buffer; f, metallic casing on wheels, and h adjustable heel-piece.

In Fig. 5, c is the driving-wheel, and r in bricating-groove.

In Fig. 6, i is thesteel axle;j, hubs; m, spokes passing through t'elly and screwed into the hub; n, felly. and 0 rubber band on felly.

In the construction of my veloc'ipede-skate the minimum of weight is combined with the. maximum of strength. The foot-plate a is made of steel or suitable metal and of the required size and curvature. The steel axlei is attached'to the underside of the foot-plate at a distance from the heel of the skate equal to about two-fifths of the length of the loot-6o plate, in order that it may be in a direct line with the weight of the skater. The drivingwheels 0, which I call velocipedewheels, are about six inches in diameter or other suitable size, and are made of wood or steel or'other suitable'metal. The hubs j have a recess on their outer and inner surface, for the reception of dust-shields k, to protect the journals from the dust of travel. The spokes m are arranged alternately and pass through the top of the folly, in which their heads are countersunk, and thence into the hub in which their threaded ends are screwed. The periphery of the felly has a deep groove in which the heavy rubber band 0, surrounding the wheel, is set, Figs. 1, 6. This rubber band imparts cohesive force to the wheel, and renders the action of the skatenoiseless. A metallic casing, f, surrounds the driving-whecls,exceptabout an inch of their lower rim, and is securely attached to the axle-strap b, and re-enforced by braces p, extending from the casing to the foot-plate.

A small metal whecl,whicl1 'I call the guidewheel, is attached to brackets set on the'forward part of the skate. This wheel'is placed above the line of the driviug-wheels, and is grooved on its periphery for a rubber band. Above this wheel, on the foot-plate, is placed the socket g for the toe, which is adjustable for the longitudinal play of the foot. It is at- 0 tached through a slot in. the foot-plate to the upper part of the bracket, which holds the guide-wheel, and is clamped when in position. The heel-piece 11, which is attached through a slot to the foot-plate, hasasirnilar adjustment, and both the toe-socket and the heel-piece are independent in adjustment. At the heel of the skate, attached to the foot-plate, isaheavy rubber buffer, 6, which acts as a brake, and enables the skater to check his speed or stop at will.

The operation of my velocipede-skate .is similar to that of the com mon roller-skate, the locomotion being produced bythe same agency.

The velocipedewheels, however, enable the skater to exert greater power, and to attain a higher degree of speed than can be done by the roller-skate. the veloeipede or driving wheels renders my skate suitable for rapid traveling over an ordinary road, \vhile overa stretch of macadam or the smooth roads in a public park a high velocityis attainable. With ordinary skill and care any person may use my velocipedeskate on the common roads of a city or country town with facility and safety; and it may be used on the smooth wood, asphalt, or stone floors of the skating-rink or public hall with as much facility as the roller-skate, where its greater velocity can be readily checked at the will of the skater.

My velocipede-skate is adapted for use asa means of wholesome exercise and pleasure for the young and for persons of sedentary occupations, and its great velocity will enable the busy person to combine salutary and pleasant exercise withthe pursuit of business.

The superior diameter of Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A velocipede-skate having two large metallic or wood driving-wheels, c, as constructed, their periphery surrounded bya rubber band, 0, in combination with steel axle 2' and axlest-rap b, and a small metal or wood guidewheel, (I, having its periphery surrounded by a rubber band, as hereinbefore described.

2. In a velocipede-skate, the combination of the metallic easing fand bracesp with the metal or wood driving-wheels c, as constructed,

as described and set forth.

3. In a veloeipede-skate, the foot-plate (1, adjustable socket g, for toe, adjustable heelpiece h, dust-shields k, and rubber buffer e, in combination with the metal or: wood driving wheels 0, having rubber band 0, metallic casingf, and braces 10, steel axle i, axle-strap b, and metal guide-wheel, d, having rubber band, substantially as described,and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

- THOMAS TENNENT.. [1,. s]

Witnesses:

A. B. SMITH, J. HITOHTENS. 

